Methods, apparatuses, and systems for managing network communications

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for wireless communication are described. A computing device may send data to a plurality of network devices. A coordinator device may receive, or monitor, the data received by the plurality of network devices from the computing device. The coordinator device may determine that one or more of the plurality of network devices are to process additional data received from the computing device. The coordinator device may cause the remaining network devices of the plurality of network devices to discard or disregard, for an amount of time, additional data received from the computing device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 receiving, via a first downstream network device, first data comprising an identifier; 
 receiving, via a second downstream network device, second data comprising the identifier; 
 determining, by an upstream device, based on the first data and the second data each comprising the identifier, that the first data and the second data originated from a computing device associated with the identifier, wherein the first downstream network device, the second downstream network device, and the computing device are downstream of the upstream device; and 
 causing, by the upstream device, based on the first data and the second data having originated from the computing device, a first instruction signal to be sent to the second downstream network device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a Bluetooth Low Energy Device, wherein the first instruction signal comprises the identifier, and wherein the identifier comprises one or more of a media access control (MAC) address, an internet protocol (IP) address, or a universal unique identifier (UUID). 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first instruction signal causes the second downstream network device to generate a routing table entry comprising the identifier. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , wherein the routing table entry causes the second downstream network device, for a period of time, to discard additional data received from the computing device. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining, based on an elapsed amount of time during which no additional data is received from the computing device via the first downstream network device, that the computing device has changed position relative to the first downstream network device. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 sending, based on the determination that the computing device changed position, a second instruction signal to the second downstream network device, wherein the second instruction signal causes the second downstream network device to remove a routing table entry, and wherein the routing table entry is generated by the second downstream network device based on the first instruction signal. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 receiving, via the second downstream network device, additional data comprising the identifier. 
 
     
     
       8. A method comprising:
 receiving, via a first downstream network device, first data comprising an identifier; 
 receiving, via a second downstream network device, second data comprising the identifier; 
 causing, by an upstream device, based on the first data and the second data each comprising the identifier, a first instruction signal to be sent to the second downstream network device; 
 determining, by the upstream device, based on an elapsed amount of time during which no additional data is received from a computing device associated with the identifier, that the computing device has changed position relative to the first downstream network device, wherein the first downstream network device, the second downstream network device, and the computing device are downstream of the upstream device; and 
 causing, by the upstream device, based on the determination that the computing device changed position, a second instruction signal to be sent to the second downstream network device. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first instruction signal causes the second downstream network device to generate a routing table entry comprising the identifier. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the routing table entry causes the second downstream network device, for a period of time, to discard additional data received from the computing device. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second instruction signal causes the second downstream network device to remove the generated routing table entry. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the first data and the second data each comprising the identifier, that the first data and the second data originated from the computing device. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first instruction signal comprises the identifier. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 13 , wherein the identifier comprises one or more of a media access control (MAC) address, an internet protocol (IP) address, or a universal unique identifier (UUID). 
     
     
       15. A method comprising:
 determining, by an upstream device, based on first data and second data each comprising an identifier, that the first data and the second data originated from a computing device associated with the identifier, wherein the first data is associated with a first downstream network device, wherein the second data is associated with a second downstream network device, and wherein the first downstream network device, the second downstream network device, and the computing device are downstream of the upstream device; and 
 causing, by the upstream device, based on the first data and the second data having originated from the computing device, a first instruction signal to be sent to the second downstream network device, wherein the first instruction signal causes the second downstream network device to generate a routing table entry comprising the identifier, and wherein the routing table entry causes the second downstream network device, for a period of time, to discard additional data received from the computing device. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first instruction signal comprises the identifier. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the identifier comprises one or more of a media access control (MAC) address, an internet protocol (IP) address, or a universal unique identifier (UUID). 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 determining, based on an elapsed amount of time during which no additional data is received from the computing device, that the computing device has changed position relative to the first downstream network device; and 
 sending, based on the determination that the computing device changed position, a second instruction signal to the second downstream network device. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , wherein the second instruction signal causes the second downstream network device to remove the routing table entry. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 receiving, via the second downstream network device, additional data comprising the identifier.